Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Synopsis

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the “Queen Anne’s Revenge,” the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack’s longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid.

Are you the kind of fan who will be camping out for tickets before the release of the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales? Well, you might want to look away, as things in his honest trailer are about to get brutal.

Yesterday, Disney announced the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Blu-Ray, 3D Blu-Ray, and movie download release for October 18. Oddly, the only mention of a DVD release came with the available combo packs. Since Disney isn’t known for making many mistakes, the looming lack of DVD release seemed like it could be a serious problem.

Their dream choice for the Pirates of the Caribbean 5 directing job is Tim Burton. There was reason to believe they wanted him for the fourth movie too, and just couldn’t get him. Odds that they’ll get him now are pretty slim. We’ve heard they’re also tossing around names like Shawn Levy, Sam Raimi, Chris Weitz, and Alfonso Cuaron.

There are two things American audiences tend to love more than anything else: raunch comedies and sequels. This weekend was the kind of line up that audiences drool over, featuring sequels in the top three spots and at number one the holy grail of mindless entertainment: the raunch comedy sequel

Summer got into full swing this weekend with the first major anticipated blockbuster arriving in theaters. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides swash-buckled onto the scene with a year-to-date best opening of $90 million. While that's no skin off an old flint's nose, it is the lowest debut total for a Pirates of the Caribbean movie since the first in the series Curse of the Black Pearl.

A couple weeks ago I was invited to sit down with Geoffrey Rush for a one-on-one interview, in which we discussed the scale of the enormous scale of the new film, collaborating with Rob Marshall in the direction of his character, and comparing the experience of working with Marshall in contrast to Gore Verbinski, who directed the three previous Pirate films.

The absence of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan won't be the only different this time around. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be the first Pirates film released in 3D, and was actually shot with 3D cameras by newbie director Rob Marshall

Aaaaarr matey! It’s time to for you land lubbers to walk the plank, drink some grog and ahh, blimey, pirate talk is so freaking annoying. Forget it. But Disney didn’t get the memo so Captain Jack Sparrow is back with another summer blockbuster in the making.

Depp wound up bent over backwards with work on the second two Pirates films when they were shot back to back in 2006 and 2007, and also has plenty of other projects in the works, so you can see why he's not anxious to rush into Pirates production yet again

All the familiar Pirates elements are there-- the jaunty score, the physical comedy, the actions that are just a few degrees beyond what could actually happen. In other words, it looks like fun, and I'm still holding out hope that this fourth Pirates can actually recreate the spark

The next Pirates of the Caribbean movie isn’t taking Keira Knightley with it On Stranger Tides, and they’ve replaced her with Penelope Cruz who was very pregnant the entire time they filmed it. So they’ll need new eye-candy. No problem. There be mermaids in these waters. Disney has released a new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides character poster

Hiring Penelope Cruz to play a female pirate and foil for Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was a brilliant bit of casting. I doubt we’re going to miss either Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, both of whom were always better suited to standing around and looking pretty than trading barbs.

Even after the release of three movies and an soon-to-be-released fourth, it's strange to think that the entire Pirates of the Caribbean franchise was adapted from a ride at Disney's theme parks. The ride itself doesn't actually have any plot or story to it at all, but the movies are some of the biggest hits that the movie world has ever witnessed.

For my thoughts on the rest of the presentation, which included full scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Cars 2, check out the video blog below, in which Penelope Cruz looms somewhat ominously thanks to the bank of posters I'm standing in front of

Two weeks back, at approximately 3:00am PST, the good people behind Super 8 released the first theatrical trailer for the J.J. Abrams film. It made sense, as the trailer had just been shown in front of midnight screenings across the country in front of Battle: Los Angeles, and posting it prevented people from recording it illegally in the theater. Why the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer is being posted at 1:30am PST on a Sunday is beyond me.

Played by Deadwood star Ian McShane, Blackbeard is the major baddie of the new movie (unless you count the zombies), captaining the Queen Anne's Revenge when Angelica forces her former flame Jack Sparrow on board. As the plot description puts it, "Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica

All this week Disney has been releasing posters for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. On Wednesday it was Captain Jack's turn, and then yesterday brought newcomer Angelica. Today we go back to one of the original characters.

Just yesterday we posted a new one-sheet for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. A close-up of Johnny Depp as the legendary Captain Jack Sparrow, I commented that it was one the ladies would love. Today I've received something for the men in the audience.

As the days go on it looks more and more like we should declare March Pirates of the Caribbean Month. In just the last couple weeks we've seen a new banner, a new poster, concept art and a new featurette. Now we have yet another new one-sheet.

Maybe it's the perplexed look on Jack's face, or the simple fact that he's not staring intensely at the viewer like so many people tend to do on posters, or maybe it's just the fact that I'm warming up to the whole idea of this four-quel; either way, I take this as yet another sign that director Rob Marshall is doing something right

Jack Sparrow is a guy you'd want to party with, of course-- he always knows where the rum is and can charm pretty much anyone, especially when it comes to getting out of trouble. But sometimes Jack Sparrow just means business, and has the weapons to prove it

The framework is the direct camera address from Jack Sparrow that's been around at least since the summer, but cut in the middle is what looks like a lot of new footage. Honestly, it's kind of hard to tell what's new and what's not, but we definitely get good looks at the "zombies, cutthroats and mermaids" that Jack promises he'll encounter

December is my favorite movie month. In addition to seeing the releases of some of the best films of the year, the ones aiming for Oscar glory, the 31 days prior to the new year are peppered with trailers

Don't expect any great epiphanies or character development for Jack Sparrow; as Johnny Depp put it, "Captain Jack is about as fully realized a human as he can be. He's there. He's going to stay there. Which is fine."

We’ve had a few still image glimpses of the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides set, but thanks to ET we now have our first ever video from the film. The televised entertainment magazine is spending the month of December

The first teaser poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has popped up online and, it looks a lot like every other Pirates of the Caribbean poster. They’ve resurrected the same skull and crossbones

Turns out Betty White isn't the only actress of a certain age who can make headlines by appearing in a movie or TV show for just a few minutes. Judi Dench-- who won an Oscar for about 12 minutes worth of acting

Over the past nine years, Richard Griffiths has played a fairly important role in one of the biggest children's franchises: Harry Potter. Playing the wicked Uncle Vernon Dursley, it was because of his harsh

o quote Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock, you can't stop synergy. If a company can use one of it's projects to boost another, why not? Why shouldn't Warner Bros. attach the trailer for Green Lantern to Harry Potter

Penelope Cruz is the new female lead in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Jack needs a woman to spar with so she’s playing a character described as his foil and equal. Judging from these first ever photos of her on the Pirates 4 set, that must mean she’s some sort

The studio is still keeping pretty quiet, but in a press release today to announce the start of filming they confirmed a few details we already knew, including that Jack will indeed be hunting the Fountain of Youth